The country is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest.[102]. The discussions eventually concluded with key stakeholders, including Bio's administration and the UN, agreeing that while efforts in finding a peaceful solution to ending the war should continue, a general election should be held as soon as possible. [148] Agriculture accounted for 58 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2007. Sierra Leone as a country lies between latitude and longitude 12.2 degrees west and 8.5 degrees north respectively. Of the refugees remaining in Sierra Leone, nearly all were Liberian.[171]. In addition, it stated that: The population size of Sierra Leone in 2021 has more than tripled since the first modern census that was conducted in 1963. Sierra Leone is a West African country near the Atlantic Ocean. Law enforcement in Sierra Leone is primarily the responsibility of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), which is accountable to the Minister of Internal Affairs (appointed by the president). He was neither corrupt nor did he make a lavish display of his power or status. The majority of newspapers are privately run and are often critical of the government. [223], Sierra Leone suffers from epidemic outbreaks of diseases, including yellow fever, cholera, Ebola, lassa fever and meningitis. The British fired first; the northern front of mainly Temne people was led by Bai Bureh. Clarkson initially banned the survivors of Granville Town from joining the new settlement, blaming them for the demise of Granville Town. There were thousands of these Black Loyalists, people of African descent who joined the British military forces during the American Revolutionary War. The APC named a new presidential candidate to succeed Stevens at party's last delegate conference, held in Freetown in November 1985. The coup plot led to the execution of seventeen soldiers by firing squad. The first is the Guma plant which was decommissioned in 1982, the second is the Dodo Plant which is located in the Eastern Province, and finally the Bumbuna plant. According to an Overseas Development Institute report, private health expenditure accounts for 85.7% of total spending on health. On the coast in Bonthe District in the south are the Sherbro. They predominate in the large towns, most notably Karina, in Bombali District in the north; Kabala and Falaba in Koinadugu District in the north; and Yengema, Kono District in the east of the country. In October 1990, owing to mounting pressure from both within and outside the country for political and economic reforms, president Momoh set up a constitutional review commission to assess the 1978 one-party constitution. 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Hence, the country formally became known as the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate or simply British Sierra Leone. The 2021 census is a mid-term census. . [177][178][179] Most the major Muslim and Christian holidays are officially national holidays in the country, and religious conflict is rare.[180]. There are five hundred Ahmadiyya Mosque across Sierra Leone. [69] Owing to the astute politics of Milton Margai, the educated Protectorate elites were able to join forces with the paramount chiefs in the face of Krio intransigence. The centre of the country is a region of lowland plains, containing forests, bush and farmland,[102] that occupies about 43% of Sierra Leone's land area. It is from these hills that the major rivers in the district. When the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished in 1806, the freed slaves from Britain and the Americas were repatriated to the capital which was named Freetown. Ahmadiyya Muslims make up about 10% of the country's Muslim population. [155], As of 2016, about 12% of the population of Sierra Leone had access to electricity. Two-thirds of the population of Sierra Leone are directly involved in subsistence agriculture. Bombali became one of the most heavily affected districts in Sierra Leone, with 873 confirmed patients with Ebola during July-November 2014. It is listed among countries of concern for emissions, as having Low Forest Cover with High Rates of Deforestation (LFHD). Inland from the coastal plain is the interior plains region. The large majority of Sierra Leonean Christians are Protestant, of which the largest groups are the Wesleyan Methodists. Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of the British intervention, is regarded as a hero by the people of Sierra Leone, many of whom are keen for more British involvement.[95]. Also in 2004, a UN-backed war crimes court began holding trials of senior leaders from both sides of the war. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the first student to be enrolled at Fourah Bay. Population data comes from the most recent census conducted in the country in 2015. Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal under Section 61 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and imprisonment for life is possible. In other words, the population of Sierra Leone has grown almost three and half times it was in 1963 (2,180,355). With the emergence of the slave trade, human trafficking became the major commodity and indigenes were sold as slaves. 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They have no tradition of origin, and it is believed that they have lived in Sierra Leone since before the European encounter. There is also a supply of natural resources such as gold, aluminum, and bauxite, which also contribute to the local economy. The land was also home to the Temee and Loko peoples, whose presence predates the arrival of Europeans. [111], The Environmental Justice Foundation has documented how the number of illegal fishing vessels in Sierra Leone's waters has multiplied in recent years. A small community of Orthodox Christians resides in the capital Freetown.[207]. In April 1971, a new republican constitution was adopted under which Stevens became president. Many senior officers in the Sierra Leone Army were greatly disappointed with Stevens' policies and his handling of the Sierra Leone Military, but none could confront Stevens. The British later captured Nyagua, and he was also exiled to the Gold Coast. 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